Emerging as the most unlikely of peacemakers, Australian batsman David Warner has called for restraint in the fourth and final Test of the four-match series against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Warner, who is a noted on-field provocateur himself, earned the wrath of no shortage of opposition players in the three years since he burst onto the Test cricket scene, and he has already been fined during this series over an incident in Brisbane last month.
As Australia and India, led by their aggressive new captain Virat Kohli, ready themselves for the fourth Test in Sydney on Tuesday there has been an expectation that the tension between the two teams would again surface there, Sydney Morning Herald reported.
However, the usually combative Warner on Sunday turned diplomat, saying that both sides should curb the send-offs given to batsmen in the field when they're dismissed.
Warner revealed where the two sets of players needed to calm down, acknowledging he has himself been a culprit. He said that he wouldn't say crossing the line he has been guilty of it sometimes in the past. He stated it is just the way they celebrate wickets, not just the Indian team, the Australians do it as well.
The opener admitted that sometimes they have all got to be careful not to get overexcited and get in the batsman's face, adding that they should let them walk off, the best thing one can do is turn ones back and give them the silent treatment when one gets them out.
Warner accepted that he has to learn, and he has learned from that in the past, but he added that he believes all of them can take a message from him, which is a surprise.
